Graves v. Hughes

OPINION of the Court, by

Judge Owsley.

Henry Palmer mortgaged to Hughes two negro girls, Fanny, jjaster, and subsequent thereto sold Fanny to Philip Walker and Easter to John Graves. Hughes, to foreclose Palmer’s equity of redemption in the mortga-g,e¿ property, and subject the negroes to the payment of ⅛⅛ demand, exhibited ¡sis bill in equity, making Palmer, Walker and Graves all parties. The. sheriff to whom the subpoena was directed returned it “executed, and a copy of the hill left.” Walker answered, and the cause being regularly prepared for hearing as to him, the bill taken for confessed…